Hauwert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oudeboxwoude around 1312. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hauwe (“peel, shell”) and aert (“farmland, ploughed land”). Formerly called Oudeboxwoude.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hau‧wert

Proper noun

Hauwert n

1. A village in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Hauwerter
• Hauwerts

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hauwert”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN